What Resident Evil games are in the main series

I just completed the 4th resident evil game. Now I am on a bit of a Resident Evil hype and want to play more games. Something that bothered me was not understanding all the relations that characters had with each other. Therefor I am looking to play more of them. I have however trouble identifying which games belong to the "Main series".

To further clarify. I mean games that directly tie into events regarding the Resident Evil Universe. So a spin-off game that really isn't a fully fledged standalone game but more a quick add-on does not qualify (unless it has actual canon to the main series). I am also looking for those that can be played on the PC. (yes Remasters are fine as long as they are on PC).

I know game identification is not allowed but I feel like this falls outside that spectrum. If people disagree I will remove the question .


Resident evil series, order by story line, not release date Also with roles:

  • Resident Evil Zero (main series)

    Rebecca Chambers (S.T.A.R.S Member)

  • Resident Evil 1 - or remake (main series) Also Umbrella Chronicles (spin-off)

    Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield (S.T.A.R.S Member)

  • Resident Evil 2 (main series)

    Leon S. Kennedy (S.T.A.R.S Member), Clair Redfield (Chris's sister)

  • Resident Evil Outbreak (spin-off)

  • Resident Evil 3 (main series)

    Jill Valentine

  • Resident Evil Outbreak File 2 (spin-off)

  • Resident Evil Survivor (spin-off)
  • Resident Evil CODE:Veronica (main series)

    Clair Redfield

  • Resident Evil Survivor 2 (spin-off)

  • Resident Evil The Darkside Chronicles (spin-off)
  • Resident Evil Dead Aim (spin-off)
  • Resident Evil 4 (main series)

    Leon S. Kennedy

  • Resident Evil Revelations (main series)

    Jill Valentine

  • Resident Evil 5 (main series)

    Chris Redfield

  • Resident Evil Revelations 2 (main series)

    Clair Redfield

  • Resident Evil Umbrella Corps (spin-off)

  • Resident Evil 6 (main series)

    Chris/Leon

  • Resident Evil 7 (main series)

    Chris (Just in not a hero DLC)